Nonstop flight route between Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana and Palmdale, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Takoradi Airport (TKD), Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana and Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,486 miles (or 12,048 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Takoradi Airport and Palmdale Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Takoradi Airport and Palmdale Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Takoradi Airport (TKD):

• The furthest airport from Takoradi Airport (TKD) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Takoradi Airport (meaning Takoradi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
• Takoradi Airport (TKD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Takoradi Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Takoradi Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The closest airport to Takoradi Airport (TKD) is Aboisso Airport (ABO), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) WNW of TKD.

Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):

• The furthest airport from Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,436 miles (18,405 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The Federal Aviation Administration operates its Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center at its site on Plant 42 by Avenue P and 25th Street East.
• The Blackbird Airpark Museum and the adjacent Palmdale Plant 42 Heritage Airpark have recently been opened on Plant 42 property along Avenue P with displays of the SR-71, U-2, Century Series fighters and other aircraft designed, engineered, manufactured, and flight tested at its facilities.
• The closest airport to Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) is General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NW of PMD.
• In late 2008 Palmdale expressed interest in assuming operations at Palmdale Airport, including management of the terminal, taxiways, and parking, from LAWA.
• During the 1990s, airlines operated out of the Palmdale Regional Airport, which consisted of the terminal and parking lot on leased land.
• Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) has 3 runways.
• In 1940, Palmdale Army Airfield was activated as a United States Army Air Corps airfield for use as an emergency landing strip and for B-25 Mitchell medium bomber support training during World War II.
• After several airlines were unable to sustain operations at Palmdale, the terminal was remodeled and reopened in May 2007.